Parents’ Psychological Control over Learning Autonomy of High School Students

This study focuses on how parental psychological control would affect the learning autonomy of high school students. An online questionnaire survey lasting from August 20, 2025, to August 31, 2025, was carried out among public high schools and private international high schools in Shenzhen, China. Participants are 182 students from grades 9 to 12(89 boys; 93 girls; mean age=16.5; SD=1.08). The credible Parental Psychological Control Scale and Learning Autonomy Scale were employed. Results predicted a positive correlation between parental psychological control and learning autonomy of high school students (r=0.234, p